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Socialism & Marxism

  • Marxism, Orientalism, Cosmopolitanism

    by Gilbert Achcar
    Erudite, incisive, and innovative, the essays provide an insightful examination of key themes in Middle East and Marxist scholarship.

  • Radicals in the Barrio

    by Justin Akers Chacón
    A ground-breaking history of the radical political movements that developed within the Mexican and Chicano working-class in the United States.

  • The Stalinist Legacy

    Edited by Tariq Ali
    Tariq Ali, Isaac Deutscher, Ernest Mandel, and others analyze the nature of Stalinism, and its continuing impact on world politics.

  • Cataclysm 1914

    Edited by Alexander Anievas
    This collection argues that the First World War—and its consequences—was perhaps the defining moment of 20th century world-politics.

  • Marx and Latin America

    by José Aricó
    An important rebuttal of those who accuse Marx of 'Eurocentrism,' through a close reading of his views on Latin America.

  • Theory As History

    by Jairus Banaji
    Forty years of research in historiography and marxism focused on the concept of 'modes of production.'

  • Marxism and Social Movements

    Edited by Colin Barker, Laurence Cox, et al.
    Exploring struggles on six continents over 150 years, this collection shows the power of Marxism to address broad social movements.

  • Revolutionary Rehearsals

    Edited by Colin Barker
    Five times in the last 40 years, the working class has posed a radical alternative to the status quo.

  • In Marx's Laboratory

    Edited by Riccardo Bellofiore, Guido Starosta, et al.
    Marx's most widely debated text, the unfinished manuscript the Grundrisse, is here discussed as the laboratory for his mature ideas.

  • Prophets Unarmed

    Edited by Gregor Benton
    Drawing on numerous oral history interviews with survivors, this study of Chinese Trotskyism is exhaustive and groundbreaking.

  • Critical Companion to Contemporary Marxism

    Edited by Jacques Bidet and Stathis Kouvelakis
    A comprehensive guide to contemporary developments in Marxist theory.

  • The Spectre of Babeuf

    by Ian Birchall
    Gracchus Babeuf has long been recognized as an important precursor of the revolutionary socialist tradition.

  • The Dutch and German Communist Left (1900-1968)

    by Philippe Bourrinet
    The most substantial history to date of the famous ‘ultra-left’ tendency within the international Communist movement.

  • The Dimensions of Hegemony

    by Craig Brandist
    In this highly original and engaging text, Craig Brandist unearths the Russian roots of Gramsci’s concept of cultural hegemony.

  • The German Revolution, 1917-1923

    by Pierre Broué
    A magisterial, definitive account of the upheavals in Germany in the wake of the Russian revolution.

  • The Revolution and the Civil War in Spain

    by Pierre Broué and Émile Témime
    An outstanding history that shows how a promising workers' movement ended in a fascist victory.

  • The Palestine Communist Party 1919-1948

    by Musa Budeiri
    This is the definitive account of a secular party that forged links between Arabs and Jews.

  • Reading Gramsci

    by Francisco Fernández Buey
    An illuminating and original collection of essays by Spain’s most famous Gramsci scholar, translated to English for the first time.

  • Marx and Nature

    by Paul Burkett
    Marx’s treatment of natural conditions possesses an inner logic, coherence, and analytical power which has not been previously recognized

  • Gramsci and Languages

    by Allessandro Carlucci
    A ground breaking study that shows Gramsci's originality can be traced to his lifelong interest in language and linguistics.

  • A Reader's Guide to Marx's Capital

    by Joseph Choonara

    Marx’s groundbreaking analysis of capitalism retains its relevance today. This book guides readers as they grapple with Marx’s masterpiece, Capital.

  • Building the Party

    by Tony Cliff
    The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the pivotal events in world history, and the Russian Bolshevik Party played a central role in that...

  • Party and Class

    by Tony Cliff and Duncan Hallas
    These essays show why we need something more than single-issue organizations, movement coalitions, if we are to achieve real change.

  • The Revolution Besieged

    by Tony Cliff
    The last installment of Tony Cliff's biography of Russian revolutionary V.I. Lenin, available for the first time in the U.S.